Bulletin Announcements From Sunday April7, 2019
OUR FATHER’S BUSINESS THIS WEEK
Sunday, April 14 9:00 A.M. Worship Service With Holy Communion
10:30 A.M. Fellowship/Education Hour
Tuesday, April 16 7:00 P.M. Council Meeting
Thursday, April 18 6:30 P.M. Maundy Thursday Worship Service
Friday, April 19 12:30 P.M. Good Friday Worship Service
6:30 P.M. Good Friday Worship Service
Saturday, April 20 7:00-8:00 A.M. Men’s Group
9:00 A.M. Easter Breakfast Preparations
Sunday, April 21 6:30 A.M. “Sonrise” Easter Service with Communion
7:30 – 8:30 A.M. Easter Breakfast
9:00 A.M. Easter Worship Service with Communion
10:30 A.M. Fellowship
SUPER SUNDAE SUNDAY: Every second Sunday is Super Sundae Sunday.
EASTER BREAKFAST SIGN-UP: Please write your family name and how many people plan on attending Easter morning breakfast. Sign-up is in the atrium. This will help us make sure there is plenty of delicious food for all! There are still some spots available to donate food or time to help make this wonderful Easter tradition continue to be enjoyed by all. If you have any questions, please contact Becky Siegrist at 920-420-7851.
Feed My Starving Children: May 4th, from noon until 2 PM we will be volunteering in Fond du Lac to help package meals for children in need. If you are interested there is a sign up sheet in the atrium. If you have questions, please contact Sandra Casey at caseysk@hotmail.com
YOU ARE INVITED: our Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) Zone 11 Spring Rally at Peace Lutheran Church,1228 S Park Ave Neenah, Monday evening April 29, 2019. The theme is “Daughters of the King”. Registration and Potato Bar at 6:00 p.m. Bible Study: “Sisters of the Heart” led by Rev. Jerome Stecker. There will be a freewill offering for the meal. The Rally offering is for LWML South Wisconsin District Administration Expense. Ingathering for Phil’s Friends Cancer Outreach: Fuzzy socks, 5” X 7” Journals, 5” X 7” Notebooks to be used as journals, Puzzle books, Decks of cards. Please RSVP by April 24 is requested. Email Paulette Stecker (pfstecker@gmail.com) or call 414-899-6193.
Trinity Lutheran School: Join us for our Science/Art Fair and Chili dinner on April 16, 2019 from 5:30-7pm, 819 School Ave. Oshkosh. Students will display all the items they have been working so hard on. We will also have our annual chili cook off. Our chili experts will bring their famous chili for us to eat and vote for our favorites. We will also have hot dogs, cookies and drinks. Free will donation will go to PTL. Please help us by telling families of school age children that we offer Christian K4 through 8th grade and welcome them. Deadline to apply for Wisconsin Parental Choice Program is April 20, 2019. This could make it possible for their children to attend. For information contact Trinity School 235-1730.
Youth Group Fundraiser: Today is the last day to support the youth group by purchasing flower bulbs and vegetables through our Flower Power Sale! 50% of each sale will be used to pay for our trip to the LCMS Youth Gathering this July. Order forms are in the atrium. Thanks for your support. God bless!
Summer Camp: Just a reminder for parents, if you would like to have your kids attend Camp LuWismo registration is already open. The initial deposit of $150.00 needs to be turned in when you register and balance paid in full by May 31. Tuition assistance available, please contact Pastor.
Camp Assistance: If you would like help send kids from the congregation to camp, please place donations in an envelope labeled “Camp.” Thank you for helping children learn more about their faith and make lasting memories.
Save the date: Good Shepherd’s 2019 VBS will be August 2nd and 3rd. More details to come!
Listen to Worldwide KFUO.org, This week on KFUO.org, we celebrate Palm Sunday with our listeners as we enter Holy Week. On Good Friday (4/19), hear Sacred Music throughout the day and also hear the Tre Ore Service broadcast 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CT from Messiah Lutheran Church in St. Louis. Also Monday-Thursday this week, continue studying Genesis 16-18 on Sharper Iron at 8:00 a.m. CT and hear the final chapters of Ezekiel on Thy Strong Word at 11:00 a.m. CT.
Please remember loved ones of church family members in your prayers:
Marge Bolding, Gary Schmude, Donna Gohlke, Jan Peterson’s son Scot, Karley Gohlke (Gene & Donna Gohlke’s granddaughter), Family of Jerry Cooley whose aunt Char passed away, Cam’s mother, Janis, Dorothy Roehlig’s sister Linda, Mike Radloff, Linda Everson and Jim Ziemer.
Remember in your prayers, with cards, or visits, members of Good Shepherd who are homebound:
Judy Blackmore, Herb Edwardsen, Pam Laatsch, Ethel Pollnow, Dorothy Nottelson. and Jim Warwick.
Remember, before the Lord, those members and families serving in the military:
Chad Berry, Alycia Mueller, Jared Rivera, and Ben Wiley.
Remember in your prayers:
Linda Jordan in her work with Wycliffe Bible Translators; Daniel Weiss and the Brushfires Foundation, all pregnant women and their unborn children & all who have wandered away from worship and Christ’s Church.
Last Week at Good Shepherd…
Attendance: Wednesday: 125; Sunday: 207; Lenten Meditation: 110; “Christ in the Passover:” 83 TOTAL: 525
Offerings: Offerings: $8,243.25 plus approx. $1,000.00/week Joyful Response
Total Offerings This Week: $9,243.25
Joyful Response Electronic Giving
January 2019 $4,970.00
February 2019 $5,290.00
Weekly Budget Needs at Good Shepherd: $5,975.00
(“…So it is with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church.”) -1 Corinthians 14:12
SCRIP: $1,145.00 ordered/ $627.77 approx. profit to Church YTD
God’s people at Good Shepherd serving next week:
Elders: Gary Bedroske & Fred Kirchenwitz (Maundy Thu)
Altar Guild: Pat Dreger and Dorothy Roehlig
Missions Updates
Lutheran Food Pantry/Jericho Road Ministries
Greetings from the Grow Room!
We have some exciting developments from the Month of March. Spring is officially here! We harvested our first crop from the grow machine at UWO on Monday, March 25th. The University has an article on the machine which you can view here: https://uwosh.edu/today/72891/food-pantry-to-receive-lettuce-grown-hydroponically-at-uw-oshkoshs-polk-library/
The three machines at the Lutheran Food Pantry were deep-cleaned for a week during March to help remedy some slow growth. Thanks to the hard work of some dedicated volunteers, we were able to get them up and running again very quickly, with the last machine to be planted this week.
We grew some tomatoes, peppers, and Zinnias in the Grow Machines during February and transplanted them into pots in March. They are doing well and one Zinnia has already bloomed! They are currently in a sunny window at Second Chance and we will be moving them into the greenhouse soon.
We have exciting plans for the greenhouse and surrounding property this year including raised beds, potted flowers, a salsa garden, and trellised fruit and vegetables.
The Purchase Program for lettuce has been well received. Purchase options are still available for anyone who may be interested. (See bulletin board near church restrooms)
Current needs include volunteers, soil, and starter pots.
Thank you so much for your continued support of the grow machines!
Blessings,
Abigail Miedaner
Project Manager
Jericho Road Ministries, Inc.
400 N. Sawyer St. Oshkosh, WI 54902
www.jerichoroadoshkosh.org
Missions Updates
Wycliffe Bible Translators/Linda Jordan
Who Is Linda?
In November 2017, Linda returned to the U.S. from three years living in Angola, where she has been researching minority language groups in order to find the remaining Bible translation needs and gather the information necessary to start translation projects. Based out of the town of Huambo, she conducted this research in Angola as well as South Africa. During her current home assignment in the U.S., she will help train new language surveyors to continue language assessment work among the Bible-less peoples of the world.
Prayer Update:
Dear Prayer Partners,
This week my prayer is that the Father would enable you to “comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” (2 Corinthians 1:4)
SUNDAY: Praise God for last week's productive online meeting about recruiting new language surveyors to collect strategic information about Bible translation needs around the world.
MONDAY: Please pray that the Lord would help us connect with the right people to carry out this important work.
TUESDAY: Praise God for some new volunteers who have come to help with the English classes at my church lately.
WEDNESDAY: Please pray that yet more volunteers would be moved to participate in this fast-growing ESL program.
THURSDAY: Praise God that Luke and Acts have been published in the Songo language of northern Angola and should be available soon.
FRIDAY: Please pray for the Bible Society of Angola and the local churches as they work together to encourage spiritual growth by using the Songo Scriptures.
SATURDAY: Praise God that the typesetting for the Gbaya New Testament of South Sudan is now being finalized after almost a year of typesetting work with the translation team.
Thank you for your prayers! Yours in Christ,
Linda Jordan
Sunday, April 14 9:00 A.M. Worship Service With Holy Communion
10:30 A.M. Fellowship/Education Hour
Tuesday, April 16 7:00 P.M. Council Meeting
Thursday, April 18 6:30 P.M. Maundy Thursday Worship Service
Friday, April 19 12:30 P.M. Good Friday Worship Service
6:30 P.M. Good Friday Worship Service
Saturday, April 20 7:00-8:00 A.M. Men’s Group
9:00 A.M. Easter Breakfast Preparations
Sunday, April 21 6:30 A.M. “Sonrise” Easter Service with Communion
7:30 – 8:30 A.M. Easter Breakfast
9:00 A.M. Easter Worship Service with Communion
10:30 A.M. Fellowship
SUPER SUNDAE SUNDAY: Every second Sunday is Super Sundae Sunday.
- Mission envelopes are placed in the bulletin the first Sunday of each month. Please contribute something every Mission Sunday and watch our chart analysis of our gifts grow! Contributions thru March totaled $897.
- Please bring non-perishable food items and place in our Good Shepherd grocery cart in the atrium or you can designate funds to go towards the food pantry. Over 160 pounds have already been donated this year!
- After each second Sunday service, we will be offering ice cream sundaes to everyone as a “thank you” for your help in making the Super Sundae Sunday a special day.
EASTER BREAKFAST SIGN-UP: Please write your family name and how many people plan on attending Easter morning breakfast. Sign-up is in the atrium. This will help us make sure there is plenty of delicious food for all! There are still some spots available to donate food or time to help make this wonderful Easter tradition continue to be enjoyed by all. If you have any questions, please contact Becky Siegrist at 920-420-7851.
Feed My Starving Children: May 4th, from noon until 2 PM we will be volunteering in Fond du Lac to help package meals for children in need. If you are interested there is a sign up sheet in the atrium. If you have questions, please contact Sandra Casey at caseysk@hotmail.com
YOU ARE INVITED: our Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) Zone 11 Spring Rally at Peace Lutheran Church,1228 S Park Ave Neenah, Monday evening April 29, 2019. The theme is “Daughters of the King”. Registration and Potato Bar at 6:00 p.m. Bible Study: “Sisters of the Heart” led by Rev. Jerome Stecker. There will be a freewill offering for the meal. The Rally offering is for LWML South Wisconsin District Administration Expense. Ingathering for Phil’s Friends Cancer Outreach: Fuzzy socks, 5” X 7” Journals, 5” X 7” Notebooks to be used as journals, Puzzle books, Decks of cards. Please RSVP by April 24 is requested. Email Paulette Stecker (pfstecker@gmail.com) or call 414-899-6193.
Trinity Lutheran School: Join us for our Science/Art Fair and Chili dinner on April 16, 2019 from 5:30-7pm, 819 School Ave. Oshkosh. Students will display all the items they have been working so hard on. We will also have our annual chili cook off. Our chili experts will bring their famous chili for us to eat and vote for our favorites. We will also have hot dogs, cookies and drinks. Free will donation will go to PTL. Please help us by telling families of school age children that we offer Christian K4 through 8th grade and welcome them. Deadline to apply for Wisconsin Parental Choice Program is April 20, 2019. This could make it possible for their children to attend. For information contact Trinity School 235-1730.
Youth Group Fundraiser: Today is the last day to support the youth group by purchasing flower bulbs and vegetables through our Flower Power Sale! 50% of each sale will be used to pay for our trip to the LCMS Youth Gathering this July. Order forms are in the atrium. Thanks for your support. God bless!
Summer Camp: Just a reminder for parents, if you would like to have your kids attend Camp LuWismo registration is already open. The initial deposit of $150.00 needs to be turned in when you register and balance paid in full by May 31. Tuition assistance available, please contact Pastor.
Camp Assistance: If you would like help send kids from the congregation to camp, please place donations in an envelope labeled “Camp.” Thank you for helping children learn more about their faith and make lasting memories.
Save the date: Good Shepherd’s 2019 VBS will be August 2nd and 3rd. More details to come!
Listen to Worldwide KFUO.org, This week on KFUO.org, we celebrate Palm Sunday with our listeners as we enter Holy Week. On Good Friday (4/19), hear Sacred Music throughout the day and also hear the Tre Ore Service broadcast 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CT from Messiah Lutheran Church in St. Louis. Also Monday-Thursday this week, continue studying Genesis 16-18 on Sharper Iron at 8:00 a.m. CT and hear the final chapters of Ezekiel on Thy Strong Word at 11:00 a.m. CT.
Please remember loved ones of church family members in your prayers:
Marge Bolding, Gary Schmude, Donna Gohlke, Jan Peterson’s son Scot, Karley Gohlke (Gene & Donna Gohlke’s granddaughter), Family of Jerry Cooley whose aunt Char passed away, Cam’s mother, Janis, Dorothy Roehlig’s sister Linda, Mike Radloff, Linda Everson and Jim Ziemer.
Remember in your prayers, with cards, or visits, members of Good Shepherd who are homebound:
Judy Blackmore, Herb Edwardsen, Pam Laatsch, Ethel Pollnow, Dorothy Nottelson. and Jim Warwick.
Remember, before the Lord, those members and families serving in the military:
Chad Berry, Alycia Mueller, Jared Rivera, and Ben Wiley.
Remember in your prayers:
Linda Jordan in her work with Wycliffe Bible Translators; Daniel Weiss and the Brushfires Foundation, all pregnant women and their unborn children & all who have wandered away from worship and Christ’s Church.
Last Week at Good Shepherd…
Attendance: Wednesday: 125; Sunday: 207; Lenten Meditation: 110; “Christ in the Passover:” 83 TOTAL: 525
Offerings: Offerings: $8,243.25 plus approx. $1,000.00/week Joyful Response
- General Fund (plate collection: $310.25): $6,436.00
- Lenten Offering: $706.00
- Seasonal Flowers: $176.00
- Coffee Hour: $5.00
- Missions: $100.00
- Debt Fund: $90.00
- Initial Offering: $10.00
- Easter Breakfast: $25.00
- Lenten Meditation: $385.00
Total Offerings This Week: $9,243.25
Joyful Response Electronic Giving
January 2019 $4,970.00
February 2019 $5,290.00
Weekly Budget Needs at Good Shepherd: $5,975.00
(“…So it is with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church.”) -1 Corinthians 14:12
SCRIP: $1,145.00 ordered/ $627.77 approx. profit to Church YTD
God’s people at Good Shepherd serving next week:
Elders: Gary Bedroske & Fred Kirchenwitz (Maundy Thu)
Altar Guild: Pat Dreger and Dorothy Roehlig
Missions Updates
Lutheran Food Pantry/Jericho Road Ministries
Greetings from the Grow Room!
We have some exciting developments from the Month of March. Spring is officially here! We harvested our first crop from the grow machine at UWO on Monday, March 25th. The University has an article on the machine which you can view here: https://uwosh.edu/today/72891/food-pantry-to-receive-lettuce-grown-hydroponically-at-uw-oshkoshs-polk-library/
The three machines at the Lutheran Food Pantry were deep-cleaned for a week during March to help remedy some slow growth. Thanks to the hard work of some dedicated volunteers, we were able to get them up and running again very quickly, with the last machine to be planted this week.
We grew some tomatoes, peppers, and Zinnias in the Grow Machines during February and transplanted them into pots in March. They are doing well and one Zinnia has already bloomed! They are currently in a sunny window at Second Chance and we will be moving them into the greenhouse soon.
We have exciting plans for the greenhouse and surrounding property this year including raised beds, potted flowers, a salsa garden, and trellised fruit and vegetables.
The Purchase Program for lettuce has been well received. Purchase options are still available for anyone who may be interested. (See bulletin board near church restrooms)
Current needs include volunteers, soil, and starter pots.
Thank you so much for your continued support of the grow machines!
Blessings,
Abigail Miedaner
Project Manager
Jericho Road Ministries, Inc.
400 N. Sawyer St. Oshkosh, WI 54902
www.jerichoroadoshkosh.org
Missions Updates
Wycliffe Bible Translators/Linda Jordan
Who Is Linda?
In November 2017, Linda returned to the U.S. from three years living in Angola, where she has been researching minority language groups in order to find the remaining Bible translation needs and gather the information necessary to start translation projects. Based out of the town of Huambo, she conducted this research in Angola as well as South Africa. During her current home assignment in the U.S., she will help train new language surveyors to continue language assessment work among the Bible-less peoples of the world.
Prayer Update:
Dear Prayer Partners,
This week my prayer is that the Father would enable you to “comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” (2 Corinthians 1:4)
SUNDAY: Praise God for last week's productive online meeting about recruiting new language surveyors to collect strategic information about Bible translation needs around the world.
MONDAY: Please pray that the Lord would help us connect with the right people to carry out this important work.
TUESDAY: Praise God for some new volunteers who have come to help with the English classes at my church lately.
WEDNESDAY: Please pray that yet more volunteers would be moved to participate in this fast-growing ESL program.
THURSDAY: Praise God that Luke and Acts have been published in the Songo language of northern Angola and should be available soon.
FRIDAY: Please pray for the Bible Society of Angola and the local churches as they work together to encourage spiritual growth by using the Songo Scriptures.
SATURDAY: Praise God that the typesetting for the Gbaya New Testament of South Sudan is now being finalized after almost a year of typesetting work with the translation team.
Thank you for your prayers! Yours in Christ,
Linda Jordan